Chart 1986 Jan-June
1980’s Top 20 charts
January 1986
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | West end girls | Pet Shop Boys | |
| 2 | Hit that perfect beat | Bronski Beat | |
| 3 | The sun always shines on T.V. | A-HA | |
| 4 | Saving all my love for you | Whitney Houston | |
| 5 | Saturday love | Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neil | |
| 6 | Girlie girlie | Sophia George | |
| 7 | Merry Christmas everyone | Shakin’ Stevens | |
| 8 | Walk of life | Dire Straits | |
| 9 | Walking in the air | Aled Jones | |
| 10 | You little thief | Feargal Sharkey | |
| 11 | Broken wings | Mr.Mister | |
| 12 | Dress you up | Madonna | |
| 13 | Do they know it’s Christmas | Band Aid | |
| 14 | I’m your man | Wham! | |
| 15 | Separate lives | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin | |
| 16 | Alice I want you just for me | Full Force | |
| 17 | Last Christmas | Wham! | |
| 18 | Who’s zoomin’ who | Aretha Franklin | |
| 19 | Russians | Sting | |
| 20 | It’s alright(Baby comn’ back) | Eurythmics |
February 1986
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | When the goooing gets tough, the tough gets going |
Billy Ocean | |
| 2 | Borderline | Madonna | |
| 3 | The sun always shines on T.V. | A-HA | |
| 4 | Only love | Nena Mouskouri | |
| 5 | System addict | Five Star | |
| 6 | Walk of life | Dire Straits | |
| 7 | Living in America | James Brown | |
| 8 | Eloise | Damned | |
| 9 | The phantom of the opera | Sarah Brightman/Steve Harley | |
| 10 | Starting together | Su Pollard | |
| 11 | The captain of her heart | Double | |
| 12 | How will I know | Whitney Houston | |
| 13 | Suspicious minds | Fine Young Cannibals | |
| 14 | Broken wings | Mr.Mister | |
| 15 | Chain reaction | Diana Ross | |
| 16 | Saturday love | Cherrelle & Alexander O’Neil | |
| 17 | Rise | Public Image Ltd. | |
| 18 | Pull up to the bumper/La vie en rose | Grace Jones | |
| 19 | Burning heart | Survivor | |
| 20 | Sanctify yourself | Simple Minds |
March 1986
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Chain reaction | Diana Ross | |
| 2 | Manic Monday | Bangles | |
| 3 | When the goooing gets tough, the tough gets going | Billy Ocean | |
| 4 | Love missile F1-11 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | |
| 5 | Absolute beginners | David Bowie | |
| 6 | Hi ho silver | Jim Diamond | |
| 7 | Starting together | Su Pollard | |
| 8 | Burning heart | Survivor | |
| 9 | Theme from Nwe York New York | Frank Sinatra | |
| 10 | (Nothin’ serious)Just buggin’ | Whistle | |
| 11 | How will I know | Whitney Houston | |
| 12 | Living doll | Cliff Richard & the Young Ones | |
| 13 | Kiss | Prince & the Revolution | |
| 14 | The power of love | Huey Lewis & the News | |
| 15 | Eloise | Damned | |
| 16 | Don’t waste my time | Paul Hardcastle | |
| 17 | Move away | Culture Club | |
| 18 | Kyrie | Mr.Mister | |
| 19 | Digging your scene | Blow Monkeys | |
| 20 | Touch me(I want your body) | Samantha Fox |
April 1986
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Living doll Cliff | Cliff Richard & the Young Ones | |
| 2 | A different corner | George Michael | |
| 3 | Rock me Amadeus | Falco | |
| 4 | Touch me | Samantha Fox | |
| 5 | A kind of magic | Queen | |
| 6 | Wonderful world | Sam Cocke | |
| 7 | You to me are everything | Real Thing | |
| 8 | Peter gun | Art Of Noise & Duane Eddy | |
| 9 | Secret lovers | Atlantic Starr | |
| 10 | Train of thought | A-HA | |
| 11 | Look away | Big Country | |
| 12 | All the things she said | Simple Minds | |
| 13 | Chain reaction | Diana Ross | |
| 14 | Absolute biginners | David Bowie | |
| 15 | E=MC2 | Big Audio Dynamite | |
| 16 | What have you done for me lately | Janet Jackson | |
| 17 | Can’t wait another minute | Five Star | |
| 18 | Just say no | Grange Hill Cast | |
| 19 | Hi ho silver | Jim Diamond | |
| 20 | Kyrie | Mr.Mister |
May 1986
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Lessons in love | Level 42 | |
| 2 | Rock me Amadeus | Falco | |
| 3 | On my own | Patti Labelle/Michael McDonald | |
| 4 | The chicken song | Spitting Image | |
| 5 | Live to tell | Madonna | |
| 6 | What have you done for me lately | Janet Jackson | |
| 7 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | |
| 8 | Can’t wait another minute | Five Star | |
| 9 | Greatest love of all | Whitney Houston | |
| 10 | A different corner | George Michael | |
| 11 | Snooker loopy | Matchroom Mob With Chas & Dave | |
| 12 | Spirit in the sky | Doctor & the Medics | |
| 13 | I heard it through the grapevine | Marvin Gaye | |
| 14 | Why can’t this be love | Van Halen | |
| 15 | A kind of magic | Queen | |
| 16 | Just say no | Grange Hill Cast | |
| 17 | There’ll be sad songs(To make you cry) | Billy Ocean | |
| 18 | Rolling home | Status Quo | |
| 19 | Look away | Big Country | |
| 20 | You and me tonight | Aurra |
June 1986
| UK | (US) | Song title | Artist |
| 1 | Spirit in the sky | Doctor & the Medics | |
| 2 | Holding back the years | Simply Red | |
| 3 | I can’t wait | Nu Shooz | |
| 4 | Addicted to love | Robert Palmer | |
| 5 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | |
| 6 | Can’t get by without you | Real Thing | |
| 7 | The edge of heaven/Where did your heart go | Wham! | |
| 8 | Hunting high and low | A-HA | |
| 9 | Set me free | Jaki Graham | |
| 10 | Everybody wants to run the world | Tears For Fears | |
| 11 | Too good to be forgotten | Amazulu | |
| 12 | Vienna calling | Falco | |
| 13 | The chicken song | Spitting Image | |
| 14 | Happy hour | Housemartins | |
| 15 | On my own | Patti Labelle/Michael McDonald | |
| 16 | New beginning(Mamba Seyra) | Bucks Fizz | |
| 17 | Lessons in love | Level 42 | |
| 18 | My favourite waste of time | Owen Paul | |
| 19 | Opportunities(Let’s make lots of money) | Pet Shop Boys | |
| 20 | Amityville(The house on the hill) | Lovebug Starski |
© BPI/ Gallup
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